Motif
ordeal of successive waves in argument
ordeal_of_successive_waves_in_argument
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family, within the sub-family Contests, Games, and Formal Challenges. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 2829-2913 confidence: medium
The interlocutor asks whether the State is possible; Socrates says he has escaped the first and second wave and now faces the towering crest of the third.
Socrates says he has escaped the first and second wave, while the third wave may drown him.
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